[BCMA] WWII Memorabilia for possible donation

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.]

I spoke with the lady and gave her advice on relevant museums that might be
interested in these items.

Colin MacGregor Stevens, CD
Retired Army Captain and retired museums Manager, Curator etc.

Colin MacGregor Stevens
Richmond, British Columbia, CANADA

   - Museum Manager & Curator (Retired)
   - Writing a biographical book on "Smokey Smith, V.C."
   - Collector specializing in:  WWII Canadian special units such as: 1
   Canadian Parachute Battalion; First Special Service Force ("The Devil's
   Brigade"); RCN Commando "W"; British Security Co-ordination (BSC); Pacific
   Coast Militia Rangers (PCMR); post-WWII Canadian SAS Company; and Canadians
   who served on WWII (e.g. on CANLOAN) in special service in British special
   units such as S.O.,E. (including Force 136);  MI-9; Commandos; airborne
   units, SAS, RSR, SRU, BAAG, PPA etc.  Also British Columbia Provincial
   Police (BCP; BCPP) http://bcoy1cpb.pacdat.net




On 17 February 2015 at 11:09, Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv. <
bcma at lists.vifa.ca> wrote:

> Hello!
> I received your email address via communications with the Old Hastings
> Mill Store Museum and the British Columbia Museums Association.
> They suggested that my information might be posted to see if any museum
> might be interested in my Dad's WWII memorabilia.
>
> Dad was originally from Killarney, MB but trained at Jericho and was
> stationed back on Vancouver Island at war's end. Then after years
> living on the Prairies, upon his retirement he lived in Hope, BC for 20
> years before moving to White Rock, BC
>
> These are in the attached photos:
> ~General Service and Reservist pins and ring engraved 'Tunis'
> ~Buttons, leather suspender ends
> ~Revolver cleaning kit - no revolver! :)
> ~RCAF Service and Pay Book with various bits of ID etc within
> ~Sgt stripes, cap pin insignia, brass buttons
> ~Various Canada patches and insignia
> ~Postings list and bit of background as written by Dad
> ~PHOTO - likely 890 AMES group - Dad, Jarmy Richards-4th from left front
> row
> ~Message from Eisenhower Nov '43, Christmas program 890 AMES (Air Ministry
> Experimental Station) '43
> ~Palermo postcard photos, autograph book, miniature copy of the Rubayat of
> Omar Khayyam, cigarette case
> ~Yellow lens clip-ons for night driving; two fabric rollup cases for
> toiletries
> ~Map of Morocco, Algiers, Tunisia and shaving gear, mirror on left
> ~Cap and jacket - also have 2 pair trousers and 2nd cap
> ~battered trunk
> ~Discharge certificates, photos of warships and of harbour landing
> ~Postings
> ~Cigarette cases and 'Notes' case with insignia of Margate (UK)
>
> There is also quite a collection of postcard photos from Algiers, Tunisia,
> UK, Italy etc, a handful of his letters written home (some redacted),
> various bits of newspaper clippings from newspapers where he was posted
> (Salerno Times '43, Algiers Echo (en Francais)'42, Algiers Star 'n Stripes
> '42, etc as well as a diary he kept for a time.
>
> Let me know if you would like any of the photos re-sent in a larger format.
> Thank-you very much for any assistance you might offer.
>
> best regards,
> Diane Richards
> #310-1876 West 6th Avenue
> Vancouver, BC V6J 1R6
> 604-803-0516
>
>
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